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Disgraced Sprinter



II Timothy 2:1 – 15
“Similarly, if anyone compete as an athlete, he does not receive the victors crown unless he competes according to the rules” v 6.

In the spring of August 2000 at the Sydney Olympics a young lady by name Mario Jones, stunned the whole world by winning five(s) Olympic medals in one championship, straight ahead she became the talk of the town, an instant celebrity, her alma mater back there in the USA, entered her name and portray in the hall of fame and she became the greatest female athlete ever; yours faithfully was moved by her achievement, she earned my respect, even up till now. 
However, it was but for a season, because in October 2007, seven (7) year later; she pleaded guilty to using drugs to enhance her performance on the track since 1999, after several denial; this led to her being stripped of her five medals; the once golden Girl of the track said one newspaper article is now known as MARIO JONES A DISGRACED SPRINTER.
In her words, when she was released from a US prisons, the early part of the year 2008, “it wasn’t as difficult to give back the medals because it’s not about the hardware. It was about the memory, so that memory is what will be tarnished”. Friend as you race on in life, you must know that every race has a rule, if you must not be disgraced like Mario Jones you must make – up your mind to abide by the various instruction that will come your way as you fellowship with a living church share fellowship with other Christians, meet up with your day to day activities as a resident member of earth.
You must know that here in this world, there abound excess freedom, be advice, God has designed that freedom for you to live a purpose driven life don’t run this race in vain shun wickedness, stick to the rule (Holiness) ‘Run to win’


Lesson Learnt

Our end is always according to our work
Prayer Point
Dear Heavenly Father, it’s my heart desire to run the race mark out for me to the end, give me your grace to daily run according to laid down rules in your Holy Son Jesus name (Amen)

                                                                                                                 
 

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